Council enacts local law LL25-03 to update notice-of-defect procedures, adds email notification option

The Binghamton City Council on May 7 passed Local Law LL25-03 amending City Code
95-1 to update procedures for notice of defects and related liability limits. The motion passed unanimously on a roll-call vote of 7-0.

Council members said the ordinance was revised after earlier debate to add an email method for filing a notice of defect, addressing council concerns about requiring only physical delivery. One council member highlighted the need to ensure the public knows how to use the new process and said the city should publish the relevant email address once the law is final.

A council member named the email address that will be used for official notices once the law completes the full adoption process as noticeofdefectscityofbinghamton@gov (as read in the meeting); council members said the city will need to post guidance on the website so residents and landlords understand how to submit legal notices under the new law.

The transcript does not contain the final enacted text or an effective date; it records the passage by council motion and roll-call vote and discussion about next steps for public education.